2024-11-21T14:20:23-05:00 https://archinect.com/news/article/149827841/jeanne-gang-wins-architect-of-the-year-in-2016-s-women-in-architecture-awards Amelia Taylor-Hochberg 2016-03-07T17:57:00-05:00 >2018-01-30T06:16:04-05:00 <img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/f9/f997600f64feccb2a6aa0f7a6073ce3a?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><em><p>The Architect of the Year award celebrates Studio Gang&rsquo;s Arcus Center for Social Justice Leadership at Kalamazoo College, Michigan, which took a novel tri-axial form. The first building purposed for social justice, Gang&rsquo;s democratic and participatory design process involved the organisation, students and public who now work from the Center.</p></em><br /><br /><p>Jeanne Gang was singled out over other finalists Kazuyo Sejima&nbsp;(<a href="http://archinect.com/sanaa" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">SANAA</a>) and <a href="http://archinect.com/firms/cover/72305734/tatiana-bilbao-estudio" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Tatiana Bilbao</a>, particularly for <a href="http://archinect.com/firms/cover/26953/studio-gang-architects" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Studio Gang</a>'s Arcus Center for Social Justice Leadership at Kalamazoo College in Michigan.&nbsp;Other winners of The Architectural Review's 2016 Women in Architecture Awards include&nbsp;<a href="http://archinect.com/news/article/149058640/women-in-architecture-awards-recognize-odile-decq-and-julia-peyton-jones" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Odile Decq and Julia Peyton-Jones</a>.</p><p>Watch the AR's video below showcasing Studio Gang's work:</p><p></p>